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Hairy Biker pays tribute after death of partner Dave Myers, 66
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Hairy Biker pays tribute after death of partner Dave Myers, 66

TV chef Dave Myers, best known as one half of the Hairy Bikers, has died at the age of 66.

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February 29, 2024
Mordaunt intervention on defence adds to Westminster Tory tensions
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Mordaunt intervention on defence adds to Westminster Tory tensions

COMMONS Leader Penny Mordaunt was at the centre of controversy today after stressing \"our first duty is to protect our nation\" following a meeting with the Chancellor.

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February 29, 2024
Life in plastic! Barbie's world comes to the capital in new exhibition
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Life in plastic! Barbie's world comes to the capital in new exhibition

THE first Barbie Doll is among the toys going on show in a new exhibition exploring the \"design phenomenon\" behind the hit film.

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February 29, 2024
100,000 drivers fined inside two years... now council chiefs plan second low traffic zone
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100,000 drivers fined inside two years... now council chiefs plan second low traffic zone

IN BOROUGH WHERE UBER DRIVERS REFUSE TO TAKE WOMEN HOME

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February 29, 2024
Three years on, we feel more fear - not less
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Three years on, we feel more fear - not less

NEWS REVIEW: Sarah Everard's murder galvanised a movement on women's safety, but has anything actually changed for Londoners? Katie Strick reports

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February 29, 2024
Brentford’s fight to save themselves
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Brentford’s fight to save themselves

Injuries, key men not performing and a new formation have all played a part in turning Frank’s Euro challengers into relegation scrappers

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February 28, 2024
Halfords loses quarter of value as weather take its toll again
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Halfords loses quarter of value as weather take its toll again

HIGH Street retailer Halfords lost a quarter of its value in minutes this morning when the shares crashed after a grim profit warning on \"exceptional\" trading conditions.

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February 28, 2024
Taylor Wimpey profits fall after slowdown
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Taylor Wimpey profits fall after slowdown

TAYLOR WIMPEY pointed to signs of improvement in the homes market today, as the builder became the latest major name in the industry to reveal the impact of the 2023 sales slowdown.

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February 28, 2024
St James’s Place sets aside 426m for client refunds
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St James’s Place sets aside 426m for client refunds

SHARES in St James's Place crashed 30% today as the once grand member of the financial establishment set aside £426 million for possible refunds to clients.

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February 28, 2024
There's one thing I’m still addicted to and it’s one of the things I love most in life
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There's one thing I’m still addicted to and it’s one of the things I love most in life

I'm not being funny but... who decided tattoos needed to stop at a certain age? We all remember when we were kids and first noticed someone on our block or our cousin's tattoo for the first time.

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February 28, 2024
Do they have the TfL factor? Buskers audition for spot on Underground
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Do they have the TfL factor? Buskers audition for spot on Underground

THE next generation of Tube buskers today began battling it out at auditions for the right to entertain passengers on the London Underground.

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February 28, 2024
The bike-jacking gangs terrorising London’s parks
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The bike-jacking gangs terrorising London’s parks

Violent gangs on mopeds are increasingly targeting cyclists’ expensive racing bikes, reports Robbie Griffiths

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February 28, 2024
Doctor's orders: Adele postpones Vegas shows
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Doctor's orders: Adele postpones Vegas shows

Singer forced to pause residency after illness takes a toll’ on her voice

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February 28, 2024
Speaker made a terrible mistake’ pressure growsover Gaza chaos
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Speaker made a terrible mistake’ pressure growsover Gaza chaos

SIR LINDSAY HOYLE was accused by a minister today of \"ceding the ground on which democracy stands\" as pressure grew on him after the chaos in Parliament over a Gaza ceasefire vote.

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February 28, 2024
Biden wins Michigan primary but suffers Palestine protest vote
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Biden wins Michigan primary but suffers Palestine protest vote

PRESIDENT Joe Biden won the Democratic primary contest in Michigan but suffered a backlash over the Gaza war in the battleground state, which has the largest Arab-American population in the US.

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February 28, 2024
The Queen continues to hold fort for absent royals
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The Queen continues to hold fort for absent royals

THE Queen was today again leading the way - as other members of the royal family continued to be out of action.

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February 28, 2024
Lady Gabriella's husband 'happy and positive' days before his shock death at 45
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Lady Gabriella's husband 'happy and positive' days before his shock death at 45

THOMAS KINGSTON, the husband of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent's daughter Lady Gabriella, was \"happy and positive\" at an event in London just days before his shock death aged 45, close friends have said.

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February 28, 2024
Loose, louche and glam: Dior swings back to the Sixties
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Loose, louche and glam: Dior swings back to the Sixties

The style set has moved to Paris for the final round of fashion month shows. Dior opened proceedings with a show in the Tuileries, where guests included Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman and Maisie Williams.

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February 28, 2024
We're on financial cliff edge, say council leaders as Cash crisis deepens
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We're on financial cliff edge, say council leaders as Cash crisis deepens

LONDON’S town halls have warned they are “teetering on a financial cliff edge” that threatens to drag them into bankruptcy and put local services at risk.

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February 28, 2024
STOP MESSING WITH OUR LIVES.SAYS NORGAARD
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STOP MESSING WITH OUR LIVES.SAYS NORGAARD

BRENTFORD SKIPPER HITS OUT AT POINTS DEDUCTION FARCE AS FRANK’S MEN ARE DRAGGED INTO DROP FIGHT

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February 27, 2024
‘Superstar-in-making’ Clinton can grace Lionesses for years
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‘Superstar-in-making’ Clinton can grace Lionesses for years

THE first time that Sarina Wiegman rang Grace Clinton to tell her she was in the Lionesses squad, the midfielder missed the call.

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February 27, 2024
Former Italian embassy goes on open market for 21.5m
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Former Italian embassy goes on open market for 21.5m

A HUGE six-bedroom townhouse in Belgravia that served as the Italian Embassy has come on the open market for the first time in more than a century with a £21.5 million price-tag.

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February 27, 2024
Grocery inflation falls to lowest level since 2022
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Grocery inflation falls to lowest level since 2022

GROCERY inflation has fallen to its lowest rate in almost two years with prices in supermarkets rising by just 5.3% this month, new figures reveal today.

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February 27, 2024
Nikki Haley is channelling Ali's 'rope-a-dope' strategy
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Nikki Haley is channelling Ali's 'rope-a-dope' strategy

EVERTHELESS, as the saying goes, she persisted. Today, Nikki Haley will almost certainly be trounced by Donald Trump in the Michigan primary for the Republican party presidential nomination, where she trails him in opinion polls by more than 50 per cent.

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February 27, 2024
Only the most terrible fools see no difference between peaceful and violent protest
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Only the most terrible fools see no difference between peaceful and violent protest

I CAN only imagine Vladimir Putin’s laughter in Moscow. Last week, Ben Jamal, director of the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign, told protesters at Westminster he wanted a situation where “they will have to lock the doors of parliament itself”.

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February 27, 2024
There is an upside to a Donald Trump victory
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There is an upside to a Donald Trump victory

SO many things spring to mind at the news that Donald Trump, if elected, may rescind Prince Harry’s US visa because “he betrayed the Queen”.

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February 27, 2024
Loudmouth Lee looks for new home, but will he be a Reform-ed character?
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Loudmouth Lee looks for new home, but will he be a Reform-ed character?

FORMER Tory MP Lee Anderson, who has had the whip withdrawn for Islamophobic comments about Sadiq Khan, is gleefully teasing about defecting to another party.

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February 27, 2024
First look at lost secret cache of Bowie shots
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First look at lost secret cache of Bowie shots

30 years ago, Kevin Davies spent a magical day snapping David Bowie. His startling images are now on show, says Dylan Jones

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February 27, 2024
Biden: Israel-Hamas ceasefire possible by end of weekend
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Biden: Israel-Hamas ceasefire possible by end of weekend

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden said a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is close and hoped to see one materialise by “the end of the weekend”.

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February 27, 2024
Calls for new Tory apology- over 'no-go' Tower Hamlets
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Calls for new Tory apology- over 'no-go' Tower Hamlets

MP tells of 'regret' in latest row after Lee Anderson Islamophobia storm

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February 27, 2024